Cambodia reported 25,050 malaria cases in the first eight months of this year, down 49 percent from the 48,810 cases over the same period last year, figures from the National Center for Malaria showed Thursday. During the January-august period this year, the disease has killed six <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-records-25050-malaria-cases-in-8-months-killing-6-people/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday sang the praises of Cambodia’s first gold medallist in 44 years &ndash; suggesting Sorn Seavmey’s achievement was the “only thing Cambodia can brag about” &ndash; as the Kingdom’s Olympic Committee warned of bogus Facebook accounts in her name soliciting money. after <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/as-pm-brags-scammers-try-to-strike-gold/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday warned the CNRP that the political deal he cut with the party last month could come undone if its 55 elected lawmakers do not turn up to this morning’s sitting of the National assembly, the first to be scheduled <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-issues-warning-to-cnrp-as-activists-refused-bail/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the government will postpone all its construction projects in a bid to earmark the budget in preparation for fighting the possible COVID-19 outbreak. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-government-funded-construction-projects-need-to-be-put-off-pm-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A teAm of officiAls At the KAmpong Thom provinciAl Forestry AdministrAtion hAve begun studying the ecotourism potentiAl At the Prey KbAl Bei Community Forest in Ti Pou commune’s KbAl Bei villAge in SAntuk district. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tourism-potentiAl-in-kAmpong-thom/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s GDP growth this year could drop to its lowest rate in more than a decade, the World Bank projects, with some economic experts warning that the country’s reliance on international markets could slow recovery. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdp-growth-to-shrink-to-2-5-amid-pandemic-world-bank-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A unAnimous vote of ApprovAl for the proposed “StAte of Emergency” lAw is expected to be cAst todAy during the plenAry session of the NAtionAl Assembly. The drAft lAw comes Amid the increAsing cAses of coronAvirus infections in the Kingdom. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/nAtionAl-Assembly-to-Approve-drAft-lAw-on-stAte-of-emergency/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Koh Kong provincial authorities said yesterday they have resolved the grievances of 1,000 families involved in a long-running land dispute with Chinese corporation Union Development Group, noting talks are ongoing to resolve the issue with 184 other families. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-authorities-resolve-80-percent-of-udg-land-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Before former Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) executive director Preap Kol stepped down earlier this month, he delivered a 17-minute speech sharing his views on the fight against corruption in the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kol-political-will-needed-to-fight-graft-in-the-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini said he expects a joint military drill with Cambodia to happen next year while military courses under the Malaysian Defence Cooperation Programme (MDCP) could be brought directly to the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-malaysia-boost-military-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japanese Foreign affairs Minister Motegi Toshimitsu announced yesterday Japan will provide $239 million in emergency financial assistance to support Cambodia, saying it “has suffered from adverse economic impacts as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).”   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-offers-239-million-in-emergency-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stressed to authorities of provinces bordering Thailand that they must strictly enforce instructions from Prime Minister Hun Sen concerning Covid-19 preventive measures following detection of a new outbreak of the disease in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mandatory-quarantines-high-alert-at-thai-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Commerce on December 18 said it will indefinitely postpone another trade fair under the umbrella of the fifth season of its “Buy Cambodian Campaign” as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banteay-meanchey-trade-fair-postponed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Information Ministry threatened legal action against journalists it claimed were spreading fake news or engaging in unethical behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, a warning that comes amid persistent persecution of journalists in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-alleges-misconduct-among-journalists-greenlights-legal-action/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Friday via a Facebook voice message that the Chinese government has provided 1 million doses of COVID19 vaccines to the Royal Government of Cambodia to vaccinate 500,000 people. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-get-1-million-doses-of-chinese-covid-19-vaccines-enhancing-ironclad-ties-with-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ApsArA NAtionAl Authority (ANA) hAs denied AllegAtions thAt it usurped lAnd belonging to residents in TAni villAge of BAnteAy Srei district’s Run TA Ek commune in order to creAte A tourist AttrAction. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AnA-denies-AllegAtions-it-grAbbed-lAnd-to-develop-tourist-AttrAction/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The AustrAliAn government Announced on FebruAry 1 thAt it hAs provided A grAnt of $28 million for the rollout of Covid-19 vAccines Approved by World HeAlth OrgAnisAtion (WHO) for 1.5 million CAmbodiAns. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-gets-28m-oz-grAnt-for-covid-vAccines/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

State-run energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) has commissioned a 115kV high-voltage substation to supply Phnom Penh residents with power as demand soars, according to its director-general Keo Rottanak. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/air-base-substation-commissioned-as-hottest-months-near/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Koh Kong Provincial administration officials have said that an ongoing land dispute in Botum Sakor district is nearing an end, with 70 of 131 families accepting the government’s offer for a resolution which it deems fair. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-authorities-say-offer-in-land-dispute-is-fair/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

All kinds of business in stAte mArkets Are permitted to resume from the onset of June 15, According to A new decision issued by Phnom Penh municipAl governor Khuong Sreng lAte on June 14. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/stAte-mArkets-Allowed-to-fully-reopen/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>